Is our country thinking about making a feature film about Janica? Her training and slalom between mortars? Original underdog treatmant? We as a nation should already know the power of film. Power…
(E) Joint bid Euro 2008 soccer from BH and Croatia
VIENNA, Feb 28 (Reuters) – Austria and Switzerland have put in an official bid to UEFA to co-host the Euro 2008 soccer championship, a statement from the two countries’ football associations said…
(E) Vlatko Markovic (Croatia) in UEFA race
LONDON, Feb 27 (Reuters) – French soccer great Michel Platini is standing for election to both the UEFA and FIFA Executive Committees, UEFA confirmed on Wednesday. Platini, 46, who had a glittering playing…
(E) Goran Ivanisevic and The Beatles
LONDON, Feb 25 (Reuters) – Wimbledon champion Goran Ivanisevic will warm up for the defence of his grand slam crown this summer on public park tennis courts in Liverpool. The enigmatic Croatian is to play in the inaugural Liverpool International Tournament, organisers announced on Monday. Ivanisevic will be top seed at the grasscourt event at Calderstones Park, in the leafy suburbs of Liverpool, north-west England. He will be joined by players from the world’s top 50 in the event which begins on June 16. The 24-man event will be the first major tennis tournament in Britain to be held in a public park. Organisers are currently preparing the courts and a tented village will be created for the event, complete with an 8,000-seater arena. Distributed by www.CroatianWorld.net. This message is intended for Croatian Associations/Institutions and their Friends in Croatia and in the World. The opinions/articles expressed on this list do not reflect personal opinions of the moderator. If the reader of this message is not the intended recipient, please delete or destroy all copies of this communication and please, let us know!
(E) Letter published in Orange County Register
Milosevic Trial Proper Portraying Slobodan Milosevic as “small fry” (“International Court Dangerous”, letters, Feb. 14) is an insult to all his victims in Croatia, Bosnia and Kosovo. A man who instigated and pursued four wars…
(H) Gdje je nestalo sukcesijskih 589 milijuna dolara?
Kako su nestali novci depozita Narodne banke Jugoslavije deponirani u stranim bankama? Pa jednostavno. Medjunarodna zajednica nakon odluka Badinterove komisije i priznanja novonastalih drzava bivse SFRJ nije stavila zabranu na koristenje tog novca iz…
(E) Constitutional Reform and the Spirit of BH
Download is available in PDF format, need Adobe Acrobat Subject: New ECMI Brief: Constitutional Reform and the ‘Spirit’ of Bosnia and Herzegovina ECMI Issue Brief #7 Constitutional Reform and the ‘Spirit’ of Bosnia and Herzegovina Valery…
(H,E) Ministar Picula kod Gradi?canskih Hrvatov
Ministar Picula kod Gradišcanskih Hrvatov u Slovackoj Minister Picula Meets with Croats in Slovakia Source: http://volksgruppen.orf.at/kroaten/kr/news/news.htm Hrvatski ministar vanjskih poslov Tonino Picula je danas došao na dvodnevni pohod u Slovacku. Glavna tema ce biti bilateralna i…
(H,E) Hrvati BiH Imaju Novi Website
Hrvati BiH imaju novi website koja se nalazi na: http://www.hercegbosna.org Croatians in Bosnia-Herzegovina have a new website located at: http://www.hercegbosna.org Marko Puljic Distributed by www.CroatianWorld.net. This message is intended for Croatian Associations/Institutions and their Friends in…
(H) Kovani novac Republike Hrvatske
Hrvatska ima veliku tradiciju i iskustvo kovanja novca koji se kuje u posebnim prigodama. Godine 1999. u suradnji s kolegom dr. Brankom Maticem napisao sam knjigu koja se zove “Kovani novac Republike Hrvatske”. U…
(E) The Beauty of Hands
GLOBAL CROATIA/GLOBALNA HRVATSKA The Beauty of Hands “I have a dream…” (Martin Luther King, Jr.) Vesna Krezich Kittelson is an outstanding Croatian painter from the Mid-West. She lives and works in Minneapolis (Minnesota), where she…
(E) Another Croatian Bank in foreign hands
VIENNA, Feb 28 (Reuters) – Bank Austria Creditanstalt, a unit of Germany’s HVB Group, said on Thursday it had signed a contract to buy a majority stake in Croatia’s Splitska Banka in…
(E) Ljubicic beat French veteran Cedric Pioline
Croatia’s Ivan Ljubicic beat French veteran Cedric Pioline 6-3 6-2 DUBAI (Reuters) – Top seed Juan Carlos Ferrero needed just one set to ease into the second round of the $1 million Dubai Open…
(E) Ljubicic of Croatia topped defending champion
Ivan Ljubicic of Croatia topped defending champion Nicolas Kiefer of Germany 6-4, 6-2 Wed Feb 27, 1:38 PM ET DUBAI, United Arab Emirates – Second-seeded Yevgeny Kafelnikov (news – profile – photos) of Russia advanced…
(E) Political Bias in Hague?
My latest item on www.AnteGotovina.com, timed for this congressional thing on Thursday. More should be made of the Veritas link; that’s the sort of thing that would excites media/politicos (at least in…
(E) Croatia’s coalition to replace three ministers
Second-largest governing party wants to replace three ministers Wed Feb 27,11:10 AM ET ZAGREB, Croatia – The demand by the Social Liberals, Croatia’s junior coalition partner, to replace three of its ministers is a serious problem for future government work, Prime Minister Ivica Racan said Wednesday. The demand, announced late Tuesday, is primarily aimed at removing Goran Granic, a deputy to Racan and a key aide. “This is a grave situation for the coalition,” Racan told the state-run news agency HINA, hinting that the disagreement over ministers may precipitate early elections. The five-party coalition, which took power two years ago from the nationalists of the late President Franjo Tudjman, has been in trouble for weeks, ever since Drazen Budisa returned as the leader of the Social Liberals. Budisa, a moderate nationalist who stepped down as party leader last summer to protest the government’s decision to extradite two Croatian generals to the U.N. war crimes court, has demanded that his party be given a greater say in the government. Budisa contends that members of his party in the coalition have neglected their party duties and become “lackeys” of Racan’s dominant Social Democrats. However, Racan has previously expressed his satisfaction with the work of the Liberals in his government. He also insisted Granic was an integral part of the coalition. “I can’t deny that we have established a great rapport,” Racan said of his coalition partners. Parties in the government have a right to withdraw their ministers. But if Racan disagrees, the coalition could collapse, triggering new elections. The Liberal Party holds six posts in the 21-member Cabinet. On Tuesday evening, the Liberals also demanded that Budisa become Racan’s deputy. Croatian media speculated Wednesday that Racan and Budisa may eventually reach a compromise, with Budisa joining and Granic remaining in the government. None of the ruling parties really want new elections and instead seek to enhance their positions with the positive results of economic reforms they have undertaken, which will only be seen in a year. (pvs/eb/rp) Distributed by www.CroatianWorld.net. This message is intended for Croatian Associations/Institutions and their Friends in Croatia and in the World. The opinions/articles expressed on this list do not reflect personal opinions of the moderator. If the reader of this message is not the intended recipient, please delete or destroy all copies of this communication and please, let us know!
(H) SJECANJE NA Prof.ANTUNA HEKA
SJECANJE NA Prof.ANTUNA HEKA POCIVAJTE U MIRU UZ BOZJI BLAGOSLOV, Prof.HEK Pise Mario Viscovich Profesor Antun Hek,57-godisnji ravnatelj Pazinskog kolegija-klasicne gimnazije smrtno je stradao u prometnoj nesreci u nedjelju 24.veljace,oko 19.20 sati na cesti iz Novigrada za Pazin.”Peugeot206″Pulske registracije koji je vozio prema Novigradu nasao se na krivoj strani ceste uz neprilagodjenu brzinu i udario u “Ford escort”kojim je upravljao Antun Hek.Nakon prvog udara,u “ford escort”,koji nastavlja nekontroliranim kretanjem,udara i jos jedan auto”Renault laguna”.Vozac”Ford escort”Antun Hek je poginuo,dok su jos trojica zadobili lakse ozljede. “Istrani New Yorka,za Pazinski Kolegij”naslov je clanka u casopisu “Besida”iz Toronta prosinac1993,broj 7. Uistinu bio je to veliki dogadjaj. Vlc.Antun Hek,ravnatelj Pazinskog kolegija i direktor Karitasa za Istru,nalazio se u mjesecu studenom 1993 u SAD kao gost”Istrian American Charities Associasion”,a sredisnji dogadjaj te posjete bio je dobrotvoran banket odrzan 14.studenog 1993 u dvorani Cristal Palace” u Astoriji.Pocasni gosti uz vlc.Heka bili su hrvatski ambasador u SAD dr.Petar Sarcevic i vlc.Anton Bozanic,svecenik u Astoriji.Cisti prihod tog banketa isao je u korist kolegija u Pazinu. Tokom njegovog posjeta,posebno su prof.Heka ugostili istarski klubovi na podrucju New Yorka. To je bio prvi posjet vlc.Heka SAD-u,i izjavio je da mu je tesko vjerovati da se sve to dogadja u New Yorku a ne negdje na Labinstini. Za vrijieme boravka u SAD,vlc Hek je posjetio istarske klubove,biznise u vlasnistvu istrana,istarske obitelji,hrvatsku ambasadu u Washington DC,i neke americke katolicke skole.Posebno mu je bio dirljiv susret sa umjetnikom Josipom Crnoborijem. Ovaj nezaboravni susret izmedju pozrtvovanog vlc.Heka iz Pazina,uspjesnog i dokazanog umjetnika Josipa Crnoborija,te iseljenih istrana,posebno Labinjana,u cilju obnove i sacuvanja Pazinskog kolegija,na ponos je Istrana u domovini,kao i svima nama istarskog porijekla,koji se nalazimo u dijaspori. Obnova Pazinskog kolegija,izuzetno je vazan poduhvat, jer najbolji nacin ocuvanja jednog naroda ili njegovih posebnih grupacija je kroz ocuvanje jezika i kulture i kroz prernasanje istoga na nase mladje generacije. Nedelja 21.studenog1993,bio je dan oprostaja za vlc.Heka.Tog jutra imao je ranu misu za nase iseljenike u New Jersey u crkvi st.John u Fairwiew,gdje je na sluzbi nas vlc.Belanich.Drugu je misu istog jutra odrzao u Astoriji,uz vlc.Anton Bozanica. Posjet vlc.Heka i obnova Pazinskog kolegija,vazan je dogadjaj za sve hrvate,a narocito istrane,i evo tu ponavljam sam svoj citat iz 1993″Pazinski kolegij,kao prva katolicka skola te vrste u cjeloj Hrvatskoj,je obrazovna ustanova i povjesna cinjenica na koju trebamo svi biti ponosni i podrzavati obnovu iste,u svrhu buduceg uspjeha i usavrsavanja polaznika ove vazne obrazovne institucije.Nadajmo se,da ce nam ova obrazovna institucija iz sredisnje Istre,dati nase buduce uspjesne javne djelatnike u kulturnom,socijalnom,ekonomskom,vjerskom i politickom zivotu.” I nakon sedam dana medju nama,oprostili smo se sa covjekom,smirene naravi,uz malo rijeci,koji nije uvjeravao a bio je jako uvjerljiv.Njegova iskrenost i dobrota nas je uvjerila da je “dobar covjek”koji nam je i pozeljan i potreban u nasem drustvu. I oprostili smo se. Oprostili smo se da bismo bili i dalje u stalnom kontaktu.Uvjek je imao vremena da porazgovara sa nama na telefon,da nas primi u Pazinu u kolegiju,da nam da savjet kad smo to od njega trazili. Klasicna gimnazija u Pazinu danas maturira stotine ucenika godisnje,posluje uspjesno,i uziva ugled u obrazovanju mladih.Plod je to nesebicnosti, truda i umjeca prof.Heka,njezinog ravnatelja,koji je u to ulozio puno ljubavi i paznje. Danas smo jako ozalosceni,izgubili smo velikog istarskog intelektualca,ravnatelja, svecenika,covjeka koji je ostavio svoj utisak na mladez,crkvu,zajednicu,drzavu,a i na nas u dijaspori,i za to mu velika hvala. Profesor Hek,neka Vas Bog blagoslovi i pocivajte u miru. Distributed by www.CroatianWorld.net. This message is intended for Croatian Associations/Institutions and their Friends in Croatia and in the World. The opinions/articles expressed on this list do not reflect personal opinions of the moderator. If the reader of this message is not the intended recipient, please delete or destroy all copies of this communication and please, let us know!
(E) A fun project to promote Croatia
I visit a website called the International Movie DATABASE on a regular basis and which is located at www.imdb.com. If I see an actor on TV or the movies I can pull up information…
(H) Mrvice
Svijet bez granica: Njemacka ima 40.000 granicara. Prve dnevne novine izisle su u Leipzigu, Njemacka, 1650. godine. U Londonu 1702. U Parizu 1777. godine Bog i Hrvati i Janica ! — rekao je jedan Hrvat s “naglaskom”…
(E) AGUIRRE NOT SCARED BY CROATIA
Mexico AGUIRRE NOT SCARED BY CROATIA 15/02/02 Mexico national team coach Javier Aguirre was surprisingly upbeat about his team’s chances in their World Cup opener against Croatia, despite El Tricolores recent 2-1 loss to Yugoslavia…